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While there were no well-known players in the group and no one that seemed to be an impact player, the Dolphins filled a number of needs. There is a big-play running back in John Avery, a potential left defensive end in Kenny Mixon, another linebacker in Brad Jackson and Scott Shaw and Jim Bundren to play at left guard. Sure, the Dolphins could have taken a chance to get Randy Moss. But what is one player, even if he turns out great, going to do for a team with a lot of holes? Rd. (Pk.)

Safety Reshad Jones is eligible to return from his four-game suspension due to performance-enhancing drugs this week, which is the bye week for the Dolphins. And middle linebacker Koa Misi (ankle) could be healthy enough to play in the Dolphins' next game, which is at home against Green Bay on Oct. 12. Defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle sounds excited to get both veterans back on the field, especially Jones. "Ultimately with Reshad coming back, with Koa getting back in the mix, I think the depth will certainly be better than it's been," Coyle said.

When Highway Patrol Sgt. Pembrook Burrows ambles up to drivers to issue a citation, he anticipates two questions: -- How tall are you (6 feet 11 3/4)? -- Where did you play basketball (Jacksonville University)? Twenty-one years after the Dolphins` unlikely charge to the NCAA championship game, Burrows` basketball career remains a highlight. It is a pleasant memory for the players, coaches and fans who were touched by the upstart team from Jacksonville that lost to UCLA 80-69 in the 1970 championship game.

DAVIE - Don't attribute the Dolphins' 38-14 victory over Oakland to responding to adversity. The Dolphins certainly showed they can thrive with relative chaos going on around them. But that's not why they won. Sunday showed how this team is built to play. No one rushed for 100 yards, or had 100 yards receiving, or had three sacks. Everything worked together. The units - offense, defense and special teams -- finally complemented each other. Sunday's performance should be a baseline for what this team does every week.

Dolphins free agents Dolphins free agents Dolphins free agents Dolphins free agents The Miami Dolphins must decide which of their own players they would like to keep during the free agency period. OT Jake Long – Three years ago Long was the top left tackle in the NFL. But the first overall pick in the 2008 draft has spent the past few seasons battling knee, shoulder, back and arm injuries, which hints Long, who turns 28 in May, might become the next Tony Boselli?

The Miami Dolphins' search for an offensive tackle led them to have workouts Wednesday for three players — Kansas City right tackle Eric Winston, Indianapolis right tackle Winston Justice and Atlanta right tackle Tyler Clabo. That follows a workout by Baltimore left tackle Bryant McKinnie on Monday. To a certain extent this search was to be expected when the Dolphins didn't select an offensive tackle high in the draft. Allowing left tackle Jake Long to depart via free agency wasn't a mistake, but not finding a decent replacement would be a grievous error.

The Dolphins inactive players for today's game against Buffalo are QB Pat Devlin, safety Anderson Russell, tight end Michael Egnew, wide receiver Rishard Matthews and tight end Jeron Mastrud. Defensive tackle Tony McDaniel (knee) is active. Mastrud battled a hamstring injury during the week. Rookie linebacker Josh Kaddu is active today. The Dolphins only have six inactives instead of the usual seven because they have 52 men on the roster instead of the usual 53.

Former Dolphins punter Reggie Roby, known for his towering kicks, died Monday morning at home in Nashville, Tenn., where he lived with his third wife, Melissa, and four children. Born Reginald Henry Roby in Waterloo, Iowa, on July 30, 1961, Roby was a three-time Pro Bowl punter.He played 16 years in the NFL, 10 for the Dolphins from 1983-92. He was 43. The cause of death has not been released. Foul play is not suspected, according to Nashville Police Information Officer Don Aaron.

PASSING OFFENSE: A Chad Pennington upstaged Brett Favre, completing 73 percent of his passes for 200 yards and two TDs. RUSHING OFFENSE: B There were few big runs, but in the end the Dolphins gained 126 yards on 29 carries. PASS DEFENSE: A The defense had three interceptions, and Favre completed only 20 of 40 passes for 233 yards, with one TD. RUN DEFENSE: B Pro Bowl TB Thomas Jones was held to 23 rushing yards, but Leon Washington gained 60 and scored.

A day after losing for the 11th time in the Dolphins past 12 home games Sparano seemed excited about taking his team on the road, where the Dolphins posted a 6-2 record last season. "All I know is when I go on the road I have my team's full attention. " Sparano said. "I'm with them longer. I get to be around them longer. They get to be around the coaches longer. That's what I know. If that's a good thing, that's a good thing. "It doesn't matter where we're playing. If we're playing in the middle of the street we need to find a win. "

The only thing that has been consistent about the Miami Dolphins during the Joe Philbin era is that his teams have been consistently inconsistent. Blame it on the team's talent level, coaching, former or present general managers, quarterback play, injuries, the weather, or how the moon aligns with the stars on game day. Blame Miami's schizophrenic nature on whatever you'd like, but it is hard to argue that Philbin's teams have been quite uneven throughout his two-plus seasons as a coach.

CBSSports.com's NFL writer Jason LaCanfora writes that Miami Dolphins Executive Vice President-Football Administration Dawn Aponte was a key figure in the jettisoning of general manager Jeff Ireland after last season, and now he writes that her deteriorating relationship with coach Joe Philbin may be setting the stage for his dismissal. LaCanfora writes: "According to several sources with knowledge of the situation, Aponte's fraying relationship with Philbin is at the core of the team's prevailing issues and leading to a sense that more change will be coming in 2015.

Anyone expecting Knowshon Moreno to get healthy and immediately take over as the Miami Dolphins starting tailback might want to put those thoughts on pause. The way Lamar Miller has been playing this season - which includes a 64-yard and two-touchdown rushing performance in Sunday's 38-14 win over the Oakland Raiders - the former University of Miami standout might be proving he's a legitimate NFL starter. After four games Miller is averaging 5.7 yards on his 49 carries.

The Miami Dolphins secondary got called out by defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle during the defensive meeting on Saturday. "He stood up there and told us we've got too many playmakers to not have an interception," said safety Jimmy Wilson, who pulled down one of the team's three interceptions on Sunday. Ryan Tannehill claims he had the most challenging week of his NFL career because his coach wouldn't admit he's the team's starting quarterback. He responded with a 109.3 passer rating, which triggered the Dolphins' 38-14 pummeling of the Oakland Raiders.

LONDON - Two of the Miami Dolphins' eight draft picks will play in their first NFL regular season game against the Oakland Raiders. Linebacker Jordan Tripp, a former Montana standout the Dolphins selected in the fifth round, and defensive end Terrence Fede, a former Marist standout the Dolphins selected in the seventh-round, are active for the first time this season. Tripp has been sidelined by a chest injury he suffered in the exhibition season finale, and Fede has spent the past month rehabbing an injured knee.

LONDON - Jolly ol' England indeed. How many ways was this tonic Sunday to the Dolphins' season, balm on their pain, exactly the kind of laugher this team needed? Well, Joe Phibin could talk of a win and not his past week of misadventure in unintentionally throwing quarterback Ryan Tannehill into the fire. Tannehill, too, could enjoy his most productive day as a pro. Everything went the Dolphins way in healthy spoonfuls. The Dolphins had 13 points in the first half through three games - and 24 on Sunday.

The Miami Dolphins defeated the Green Bay Packers 23-20 in overtime at Lambeau Field. Dan Carpenter nailed a 44-yard field goal at 9:06 in the extra period for the victory. END OF REGULATION Aaron Rodgers carried the ball in from the one-yard line with 14 seconds left to tie the game. Anthony Fasano took a Chad Henne pass 22 yards into the end zone to give the Dolphins the lead earlier. The Dolphins drive was extended after the Packers were called for an unusual penalty on A dolphins punt.

Fourth Quarter Browns 13, Dolphins 10 Trying to move the ball up field with less then two minutes left to play, Henne's pass was deflected at the line a scrimmage by Browns linebacker David Bowens which was intercepted by Mike Adams who returned it 25 yards. The Browns connected a 23-yard field goal to seal the game. Starting in the third quarter, the Dolphins answered back on the ensuring drive to tie the game on a 11 play 80-yard drive that took 5:59. Henne completed passes of 14 and 17 yards on the drive.

This is what he needed. This day. This game. This kind of performance that reminded who Ryan Tannehill can be on his good days, not just so his coach believes, but the full team believes. "Hey, Ryan, you were so good I'm updating your Madden score!" reserve defensive tackle Anthony Johnson shouted to him about the popular video game as they came off the Wembley Stadium field. "I'm making you a 98 now!" "I like it," Tannehill said, laughing the kind of laugh he hadn't much this week or enough this season.

There's a rift growing between Dolphins coach Joe Philbin and Dawn Aponte, the team's executive vice president/football administration, according to a report on CBSSports.com, and it could lead to changes after the season. Philbin entered Sunday's game against Oakland in London with a 16-19 career record and a 1-2 season record. Last season he endured a high-profile bullying scandal and then saw his team lose its final two games against Buffalo and the New York Jets to miss the playoffs.